Re: [RFC 0/2] Add a new translation tool scripts/trslt.py

[Wu X.C.]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 03:00:36PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> Wu XiangCheng <bobwxc@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This set of patches aim to add a new translation tool - trslt.py, which
> > can control the transltions version corresponding to source files.
> >
> > For a long time, kernel documentation translations lacks a way to control the
> > version corresponding to the source files. If you translate a file and then
> > someone updates the source file, there will be a problem. It's hard to know
> > which version the existing translation corresponds to, and even harder to sync
> > them. 
> >
> > The common way now is to check the date, but this is not exactly accurate,
> > especially for documents that are often updated. And some translators write 
> > corresponding commit ID in the commit log for reference, it is a good way, 
> > but still a little troublesome.
> >
> > Thus, the purpose of ``trslt.py`` is to add a new annotating tag to the file
> > to indicate corresponding version of the source file::
> >
> > .. translation_origin_commit: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > The script will automatically copy file and generate tag when creating new
> > translation, and give update suggestions based on those tags when updating
> > translations.
> >
> > More details please read doc in [Patch 2/2].
> 
> So, like Federico, I'm unconvinced about putting this into the
> translated text itself.  This is metadata, and I'd put it with the rest
> of the metadata.  My own suggestion would be a tag like:
> 
>   Translates: 6161a4b18a66 ("docs: reporting-issues: make people CC the regressions list")
> 
> It would be an analogue to the Fixes tag in this regard; you could have
> more than one of them if need be.

Yes, that's also a good idea rather than add a tag to text itself.

> 
> I'm not sure we really need a script in the kernel tree for this; it
> seems like what you really want is some sort of git commit hook.  That
> said, if you come up with something useful, we can certainly find a
> place for it.

Emmm, thought again.

Maybe we just need a doc to tell people recommended practice, just put a
script or hook in the doc.

Use it or not, depend on themselves. That's may easier, but I'm worried
about whether this loose approach will work better.

Thanks!

Wu X.C.

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